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shieldmanned adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying an invisible defence into every conversation. shieldmayed adj. Drunk on the strength of a self-appointed warrior identity and several untested decisions. Devannie shieldmayed herself after two ciders, appointing herself commander of the dartboard. shieldraked adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the evening's final coat into a ceremonial shield. Sahaana was shieldraked, having converted the evening's final coat into a ceremonial shield. shieldsmanned adj. Drunk beyond the point of carrying the evening without defensive equipment. shieldsmithed adj. Drunk by the third round, and forging stout defences for increasingly poor decisions. shieldtailed adj. Drunk by closing time, and burrowing confidently into places from which extraction becomes difficult. shielducked adj. Reduced by drink to negotiating the journey home as though the pavement were open water. shieldwrighted adj. Still drunk, and constructing protective arguments around choices that require no defence. Lukka got shieldwrighted and built a careful justification for missing the last train. shielinged (/ˈʃiːlɪŋd/) adj. You are drunk and treating a temporary pasture as though it were a permanent address. shielinned adj. Of a drinker: confidently relocating to summer pasture without establishing that one exists. Amairani became shielinned and led the party towards a field marked private. shielled (/ʃiːld/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has retreated to a shepherd's hut and regards the coat as adequate shelter. shiered adj. Of a drinker who has become a horse in spirit, shying from each sensible suggestion. shiestered adj. Drunk to the point where every harmless request is answered like a dubious legal undertaking. shiestied (/ˈʃaɪstid/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you masked, anonymous, and looking for the spare key beneath the plant pot. Crandon arrived shiestied and spent ten minutes addressing the sofa without removing his coat. shift dressed adj. Drunk to the extent of wearing an uncomplicated garment while treating the sofa as a formal occasion. shift keyed adj. Drunk on the strength of which every note, message, and label is produced in capitals.